Homeschooling international status and statistics
overview about the homeschooling international status and statistics
The legality of homeschooling varies in many countries. Countries with the most prevalent homeschooling movements include Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Some countries have highly regulated homeschooling programs as an extension of the compulsory school system; others, such as Germany, have outlawed it entirely. In some other countries, while not restricted by law, homeschooling is not socially acceptable, or is considered undesirable, and is virtually non-existent.
Status of homeschooling across continents
Africa
North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Legality by country or region
Africa
Kenya
Status: Contentious
Homeschooling is currently permitted in Kenya.
The freedom of homeschooling is however under threat in Kenya, because a new education law has been proposed that does not make any allowance for homeschooling.
South Africa
Status: Legal
During apartheid, home education was illegal in South Africa. The parents Andre and Bokkie Meintjies were jailed in 1994 and their children were placed in orphanages for educating their children at home. However, a few years later, the Mandela government legalised home education with the publication of the South African School Act in 1996. Since it was legalised, homeschooling has the fastest growing education model in the country.
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